by Verlie S | Apr 23, 2019 | April, History
DNA tests are conducted to determine the ancestral and cultural bloodlines of humans. DNA tests are also used to diagnose overall health and any potential vulnerability you have resulting from inherited diseases. A DNA test is also known as a “genetic test”. It can...
by Verlie S | Apr 22, 2019 | April, History
Rap/hip hop music originated from the black community in the United States but has also been adopted by other cultures and races around the world. It has many attributes that easily make it a form of poetry however it has certainly turned into its own thing and does...
by Verlie S | Apr 9, 2019 | April, Black Artists, Profiles in Black History
This biography highlights the life of Nikki Giovanni and her accomplishments. Nikki was born in the city of Knoxville, Tennessee. She gives hope and inspires through her literary works. She writes on the plight of African-Americans from the 1960s to today. Some of her...
by Verlie S | Apr 8, 2019 | April, Profiles in Black History
Paul Laurence Dunbar was a poet and a novelist who wrote about the various accomplishments of African-Americans and promoted pride in the African-American identity and culture. Dunbar was the first African-American author to garner a significant nation-wide and global...
by Verlie S | Apr 2, 2019 | April, Black Artists
Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri. His parents were James Hughes and Carrie Langston Hughes. Langston’s mother was a teacher and his father a lawyer and wealthy landowner. Langston Hughes was an African-American male whose...
